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Freeport of Monrovia is the main commercial port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 facility in the West Africa
West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
n nation of Liberia
Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
. The port was artificially created on Bushrod Island
Bushrod Island

Bushrod Island is an island near Monrovia, Liberia. It contains the Freeport of Monrovia, the major national port of Liberia and a variety of businesses....
 near Monrovia
Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Mesurado, it lies within Montserrado County, the most populous county in Liberia....
 in 1948. The port facility contains four piers and one main wharf
Wharf

A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pile. They often serve as interim storage areas with warehouses, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible....
 with four berth
Berth

The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or train, or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for Mooring vessels while not at sea , or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports, also for a place on the hit television show University Challenge....
s, with three of the four berths in operation. A capsized vessel, M/V Torm Alexandra, blocks the fourth berth. The port also has tanker facilities and a fishery pier. The National Port Authority
National Port Authority, Liberia

The National Port Authority is the government agency responsible for the governance and operation of the ports of Liberia. Established in 1967, its main office is on Bushrod Island in Monrovia and the current Managing Director of the NPA is George E....
 operates the port.

arly as 1850, seagoing ships began exporting palm oil from a port at Monrovia.






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Freeport of Monrovia is the main commercial port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 facility in the West Africa
West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
n nation of Liberia
Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
. The port was artificially created on Bushrod Island
Bushrod Island

Bushrod Island is an island near Monrovia, Liberia. It contains the Freeport of Monrovia, the major national port of Liberia and a variety of businesses....
 near Monrovia
Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Mesurado, it lies within Montserrado County, the most populous county in Liberia....
 in 1948. The port facility contains four piers and one main wharf
Wharf

A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pile. They often serve as interim storage areas with warehouses, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible....
 with four berth
Berth

The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or train, or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for Mooring vessels while not at sea , or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports, also for a place on the hit television show University Challenge....
s, with three of the four berths in operation. A capsized vessel, M/V Torm Alexandra, blocks the fourth berth. The port also has tanker facilities and a fishery pier. The National Port Authority
National Port Authority, Liberia

The National Port Authority is the government agency responsible for the governance and operation of the ports of Liberia. Established in 1967, its main office is on Bushrod Island in Monrovia and the current Managing Director of the NPA is George E....
 operates the port.

History

As early as 1850, seagoing ships began exporting palm oil from a port at Monrovia. During World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 United States military forces landed in Liberia to ensure the flow of rubber exports for use in wartime materials. These forces improved the port facilities in Monrovia and built an artificial harbor with two breakwaters. In 1948, this new 750 acres bay opened.

The national government took over the port from a U.S. company in 1971 and created the National Port Authority to operate the facility. A strike in 1981 crippled the port for a month before the President of Liberia dismissed the strikers. In 1990, during the First Liberian Civil War then President Samuel Doe
Samuel Doe

Samuel Kanyon Doe was the President of Liberia from 1980 to 1990. His regime was characterized by ethnically-based dictatorship and the suppression of political opposition....
 was captured at the port by Prince Y. Johnson and later executed elsewhere.

In 1995, the M/V Mush sank after being overloaded and hindered port traffic until removed in 1998. On July 25, 2001, the M/V Torm Alexandra sunk at the port, blocking one of the berths. After years of failed efforts to remove the ship, it was announced in October 2008 that the United States government would remove the vessel. In 2002, the port authority completed dredging the harbor's entrance to allow for second and third generation vessels to visit the port.